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2004 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY — STRUCTURE

fire1 injured · 657944 · 2008-02-17

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STRUCTURE
Miles at failure
119,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVERS SIDE POWER SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSED AND WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE DOOR CAUGHT FIRE AND STARTED BLOWING SPARKS ON TO MY 2 YEAR OLD STRAPPED IN A CAR SEAT. BY THE TIME I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, GOT OUT, AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO RUN TO THE OTHER SIDE AND OPEN THE OTHER SLIDING DOOR. I THEN, HAD TO REACH ACROSS MY OTHER DAUGHTER TO UNBUCKLE MY BABY GIRL. IT WAS TAKEN APART AND REVEALED THAT THE ELECTRIC DOOR LATCHING SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE AND FROZE THE DOOR SHUT. THIS WAS REVEALED TO CHRYSLER AND THEY DENIED THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10218282
Machine
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